Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...

The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier. "It's totally at a state of background activity, so we're not worried about Mount Rainier right now,” said Alex Iezzi, a research ...

Overnight wilderness permits will cost $10 per person per night, Mount Rainier officials announced in a news release. That ...

A team of scientists explores the mysteries of Mount Rainier’s Ice Caves. Bill Lokey planted his ice axe in the crumbly slope and scanned the cavern with his headlamp. Counting all the ups and downs, ...

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...